71 per cent of parents who filled out aa Statistics Canada survey about the impact of coronavirus on families said they were very or extremely concerned about their children's opportunities to socialize
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The responses suggest that 71 per cent of parents who filled out the online questionnaire were very or extremely concerned about their children’s opportunities to socialize with friends, and more than half were very or extremely worried about their kids being lonely or socially isolated. Excessive screen time was also a chief concern among participants, with nine in 10 reporting that their children use devices daily or almost daily.
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